Reading performance

Are Your Kids’ Test Scores Relevant?

Illustration of a parent at the helm of a ship sailing through fog toward a distant red lighthouse. Two gauges show concerning metrics: 'READING 63%' and 'MATH 30%'. The parent leans forward thoughtfully, examining the instruments as the lighthouse beam illuminates the scene through the mist. The color palette uses deep navy blues, soft grays, and a warm red lighthouse accent, creating a hopeful yet questioning tone about educational outcomes.

QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING Are Your Kids’ Test Scores Relevant? Here’s something you may not have known: About 88% of New Hampshire’s Class of 2025 graduated from high school. But when that same cohort was tested in Grade 11, only 63% demonstrated proficiency in reading and 30% in math. That’s quite a gap. It made me … Read more